We are happy to report the latest service we offer out of our Uxbridge location! We will now be offering acupuncture treatments, provided by Gail Sheehan, Registered Massage Therapist. Combining acupuncture with massage therapy, Gail is able to achieve amazing results. She has extensive experience treating everything from sports injuries, to chronic nagging pain. To book your appointment with Gail, call 905-806-3614, or book online at oakridgeshealth.com. As always, we can di

We're excited to be featured in the Brock Citizen! Check out the article below: Life-long Brock Township residents, Dr. Colleen Woodward and Dr. Lee Brotherston, owners of Oak Ridges Health, have opened their second chiropractic and sports injury clinic. Following the successful launch of their Uxbridge location in 2016, the business owners say they knew they wanted to offer the same level of care to residents of Beaverton and the surrounding area. Located in the Beaverton Th

We are proud to continue our support of UXC, Uxbridge’s cross-country mountain bike race team. As the official manual therapy providers of the team, it is our job to make sure the racers perform at the top of their game. Whether it is helping them get over an injury suffered in training or racing, or helping them avoid injuries in the first place – they know we’ve got them covered. We look forward to another great season of training, racing, and having fun on bikes! Happy tra

It’s been a long time coming, but we’re delighted to say that our second clinic is up and running. Having grown up in Beaverton myself, it was a natural choice for our second location. Beaverton and the surrounding area have long needed quality chiropractic care, and we couldn’t be happier to be the ones to bring it there! We know we have something great to offer, and we’re sure you’ll agree too. If you are in pain, have a sports injury, or just want to keep yourself in tip-t

“I’m a size 10. I’m always a size 10.” This is the response I often get when I ask people what size shoe they’re wearing. Unfortunately, you’re not always a size 10. You can think of this like coffee cups. A medium coffee will be a different size at Tim Horton’s vs. McDonald’s, for example. The same applies to shoes. It probably won’t come as a surprise that different shoe manufactures have different ideas of what makes up a size 10, but a lot of people are surprised to know

That’s right, we are opening a second clinic in the Beaverton Thorah Health Centre. Beaverton has long been in need of high-quality chiropractic care and we couldn’t be more excited to be the ones to fill that void. Beginning in April you’ll be able to schedule an appointment by phone, or online with either Dr. Colleen Woodward, or Dr. Lee Brotherston. Whether you’re suffering from a sports injury, or chronic pain, we’re here to help! We look forward to serving this great com

We learn a lot as we develop and grow. Many things that are common sense to us now were not innately understood as babies. Rarely do I eat rocks these days, and for the most part I can use words to express myself as opposed to simply screaming and crying. However, one area where we regress as we age is in our movement patterns. We pick up bad habits, and we lose the ability to move effortlessly and with proper control of our muscles. Developmental kinesiology refers to the de

You can use the analogy of not all cars are created equal, or not all coffee is great. But it probably makes more sense to compare ourselves to another profession – teachers. Within the teaching profession, you have those who posses that something ‘extra’ that makes them truly amazing teachers. You also have those who teach according to the curriculum, and yet the students don’t come away with the same understanding of the subject matter. After 9 years of post-secondary educa

Have you been told that you need custom orthotics? Have you ever wondered how they work? Read on to bust some myths, and learn whether or not you truly need custom orthotics. Generally speaking, there are custom, or over the counter orthotics. Many people are familiar with the Dr. Scholl's brand of insoles, or even a more high-end offering such as Superfeet. These are examples of over the counter, or non-custom orthotics. For some people, the addition of one of these inserts

Do you have questions about our clinic, chiropractic care, or what makes us different? Then we invite you to come in for a complimentary consultation. When you come in for your consultation, we will spend some time getting to know one another, and we'll discuss what we can do for you. We encourage you to ask lots of questions - the better informed you are, the better you're able to participate in your care. If you decide that we're the right fit for you, we can schedule you i

During a discussion with one of our athletes after their race on the weekend, the topic of optimal cleat/pedal setup came up. He wanted to know, is there an ideal position for the cleat to be placed on the shoe, from a performance and injury prevention standpoint? I gave him a fairly abbreviated answer, saying simply that if you’re comfortable with your cleat positioning, and it doesn’t seem to be causing any pain in the lower limb, then keep doing what you’re doing. Afterwa

Part 3 of a multipart series on cycling and staying healthy. Last time we talked about cycling and knee pain we discussed how the hip could be the cause of the problem. In this post, we’ll talk about the foot/ankle complex and the role it may play in knee pain. Excessive pronation, or rotation of the foot can cause internal rotation of the tibia, which in turn, alters the way the patella (kneecap) tracks, leading to knee pain and a condition called PFPS (patella femoral pain

Part 2 in a multi-part series on cycling and staying healthy. In part 1, we discussed low back pain, and how some simple core endurance exercises could decrease your back pain while cycling, and increase your fun. We will update that post in the future with some other areas to consider when dealing with cycling related back pain. Today, however, we are going to delve in the knee – more specifically, how problems at the hip can impact the knees. Much like the back, the knee is